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15:1
Ὀφείλομεν δὲ ἡμεῖς οἱ δυνατοὶ τὰ ἀσθενήματα τῶν ἀδυνάτων βαστάζειν, καὶ μὴ ἑαυτοῖς ἀρέσκειν.
Debemus autem nos firmiores imbecillitates infirmorum sustinere, et non nobis placere.
ወርቱዕሰ አንትሙ ጽኑዓን ትጹርዎሙ ድካሞሙ ለስኡናን ወኢናድሉ ለርእስነ።
Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
15:2
ἕκαστος ἡμῶν τῷ πλησίον ἀρεσκέτω εἰς τὸ ἀγαθὸν πρὸς οἰκοδομήν·
Unusquisque vestrum proximo suo placeat in bonum, ad aedificationem.
ወኵልነ ናድሉ ለጽድቅ፥ ወለግብር ሠናይ በዘይትሐነጽ ቢጽነ።
Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.
15:3
καὶ γὰρ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτῷ ἤρεσεν· ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται, οἱ ὀνειδισμοὶ τῶν ὀνειδιζόντων σε ἐπέπεσαν ἐπ’ ἐμέ.
Etenim Christus non sibi placuit, sed sicut scriptum est : Improperia improperantium tibi ceciderunt super me.
ክርስቶስኒ አኮ ለርእሱ ዘአድለወ በከመ ይብል መጽሐፍ «ትዕይርቶሙ ለእለ ይትዔየሩከ ወድቀ ላዕሌየ።»
For even Christ didn’t please himself. But, as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”
15:4
ὅσα γὰρ προεγράφη, εἰς τὴν ἡμετέραν διδασκαλίαν ἐγράφη, ἵνα διὰ τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ διὰ τῆς παρακλήσεως τῶν γραφῶν τὴν ἐλπίδα ἔχωμεν.
Quaecumque enim scripta sunt, ad nostram doctrinam scripta sunt : ut per patientiam, et consolationem Scripturarum, spem habeamus.
ወኵሉ ዘተጽሕፈ ለተግሣጸ ዚኣነ ተጽሕፈ ከመ በትዕግሥትነ ወበተወክሎ መጻሕፍት ንርክብ ተስፋነ።
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
15:5
ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ τῆς παρακλήσεως δῴη ὑμῖν τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν ἐν ἀλλήλοις κατὰ Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν,
Deus autem patientiae et solatii det vobis idipsum sapere in alterutrum secundum Jesum Christum :
ወእግዚአብሔር አምላከ ትፍሥሕት ወአቡሃ ለምሕረት የሀበነ ነኀሊ ዘዚኣሁ ለኵልነ በእንተ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ።
Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,
15:6
ἵνα ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν ἑνὶ στόματι δοξάζητε τὸν θεὸν καὶ πατέρα τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
ut unanimes, uno ore honorificetis Deum et patrem Domini nostri Jesu Christi.
ከመ ኵልነ ኅቡረ በአሐዱ አፍ ንሰብሖ ለእግዚአብሔር በኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ እግዚእነ።
that with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15:7
διὸ προσλαμβάνεσθε ἀλλήλους, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς προσελάβετο ὑμᾶς, εἰς δόξαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
Propter quod suscipite invicem, sicut et Christus suscepit vos in honorem Dei.
ወይእዜኒ ተወከፉ ቢጸክሙ እስመ ክርስቶስ ተወክፈክሙ ውስተ ስብሐተ እግዚአብሔር።
Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.
15:8
λέγω γὰρ Χριστὸν διάκονον γεγενῆσθαι περιτομῆς ὑπὲρ ἀληθείας θεοῦ, εἰς τὸ βεβαιῶσαι τὰς ἐπαγγελίας τῶν πατέρων,
Dico enim Christum Jesum ministrum fuisse circumcisionis propter veritatem Dei, ad confirmandas promissiones patrum :
እብል እንከ ክርስቶስ ላእከ ኮነ ለግዝረት ለጽድቀ ቃለ እግዚአብሔር ወከመ ያጽንዓ ለተስፋ አበዊነ።
Now I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises given to the fathers,
15:9
τὰ δὲ ἔθνη ὑπὲρ ἐλέους δοξάσαι τὸν θεόν, καθὼς γέγραπται· διὰ τοῦτο ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ἐν ἔθνεσιν, καὶ τῷ ὀνόματί σου ψαλῶ.
gentes autem super misericordia honorare Deum, sicut scriptum est : Propterea confitebor tibi in gentibus, Domine, et nomini tuo cantabo.
ወአሕዛብሰ ይሴብሕዎ ለእግዚአብሔር እስመ ተሣሀሎሙ እስመ ከማሁ ይቤ መጽሐፍ «በእንተዝ እገኒ ለከ በውስተ አሕዛብ እግዚኦ ወእዜምር ለስምከ።»
and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will give praise to you among the Gentiles and sing to your name.”
15:10
καὶ πάλιν λέγει, εὐφράνθητε, ἔθνη, μετὰ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ.
Et iterum dicit : Laetamini gentes cum plebe ejus.
ወካዕበ ይቤ መጽሐፍ፤ «ተፈሥሑ አሕዛብ ምስለ ሕዝቡ።»
Again he says, “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”
15:11
καὶ πάλιν, αἰνεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, τὸν κύριον, καὶ ἐπαινεσάτωσαν αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί.
Et iterum : Laudate omnes gentes Dominum : et magnificate eum omnes populi.
ወካዕበ ይቤ «ሰብሕዎ ለእግዚአብሔር ኵልክሙ አሕዛብ ወይሴብሕዎ ኵሎሙ ሕዝብ።»
Again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Let all the peoples praise him.”
15:12
καὶ πάλιν Ἡσαΐας λέγει, ἔσται ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ Ἰεσσαί, καὶ ὁ ἀνιστάμενος ἄρχειν ἐθνῶν· ἐπ’ αὐτῷ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν.
Et rursus Isaias ait : Erit radix Jesse, et qui exsurget regere gentes, in eum gentes sperabunt.
ኢሳይያስኒ ይቤ «ይቀውም ሥርወ እሴይ ወዘተሠይመ እምኔሁ ይከውን ንጉሠ ለአሕዛብ ወሕዝብ ይትዌከሉ ቦቱ።»
Again, Isaiah says, “There will be the root of Jesse, he who arises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will hope.”
15:13
ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς ἐλπίδος πληρώσαι ὑμᾶς πάσης χαρᾶς καὶ εἰρήνης ἐν τῷ πιστεύειν, εἰς τὸ περισσεύειν ὑμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἐλπίδι ἐν δυνάμει πνεύματος ἁγίου.
Deus autem spei repleat vos omni gaudio, et pace in credendo : ut abundetis in spe, et virtute Spiritus Sancti.
ወእግዚአብሔር አምላከ ተስፋ ይፈጽም ለክሙ ኵሎ ፍሥሓ ወሰላመ በአሚን ከመ ያብዝኅክሙ በተስፋሁ ለመንፈስ ቅዱስ ወበኀይሉ።
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope in the power of the Holy Spirit.
15:14
Πέπεισμαι δέ, ἀδελφοί μου, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐγὼ περὶ ὑμῶν, ὅτι καὶ αὐτοὶ μεστοί ἐστε ἀγαθωσύνης, πεπληρωμένοι πάσης τῆς γνώσεως, δυνάμενοι καὶ ἀλλήλους νουθετεῖν.
Certus sum autem fratres mei et ego ipse de vobis, quoniam et ipsi pleni estis dilectione, repleti omni scientia, ita ut possitis alterutrum monere.
ወእትአመነክሙ አነሂ አኀዊነ ከመ ትፈጽሙ በኵሉ ምግባረ ሠናይ ወጽጉባን አንትሙ በኵሉ ጥበብ ወትክሉ ምህሮቶሙ ለቢጽክሙ።
I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.
15:15
τολμηρότερον δὲ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν ἀπὸ μέρους, ὡς ἐπαναμιμνῄσκων ὑμᾶς διὰ τὴν χάριν τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ
Audacius autem scripsi vobis fratres ex parte, tamquam in memoriam vos reducens : propter gratiam, quae data est mihi a Deo,
ወተኀቢልየ ጸሐፍኩ ለክሙ እምአሐዱ ገጽ በእንተ ጸጋሁ ለእግዚአብሔር ዘረከብኩ።
But I write the more boldly to you in part as reminding you, because of the grace that was given to me by God,
15:16
εἰς τὸ εἶναί με λειτουργὸν Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ εἰς τὰ ἔθνη, ἱερουργοῦντα τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος, ἡγιασμένη ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.
ut sim minister Christi Jesu in gentibus : sanctificans Evangelium Dei, ut fiat oblatio gentium accepta, et sanctificata in Spiritu Sancto.
ከመ እትለአክ ለኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ውስተ አሕዛብ ወከመ እትቀነይ ለትምህርተ እግዚአብሔር ከመ ይኩን መሥዋዕቶሙ ለአሕዛብ ሥሙረ ወኅሩየ በመንፈስ ቅዱስ በላዕሌየ።
that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the Good News of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
15:17
ἔχω οὖν τὴν καύχησιν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τὰ πρὸς τὸν θεόν·
Habeo igitur gloriam in Christo Jesu ad Deum.
ወሊተሰ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ምክሕየ ለኀበ እግዚአብሔር።
I have therefore my boasting in Christ Jesus in things pertaining to God.
15:18
οὐ γὰρ τολμήσω τι λαλεῖν ὧν οὐ κατειργάσατο Χριστὸς δι’ ἐμοῦ εἰς ὑπακοὴν ἐθνῶν, λόγῳ καὶ ἔργῳ,
Non enim audeo aliquid loqui eorum, quae per me non efficit Christus in obedientiam gentium, verbo et factis :
ወእትኀበል እንግር ዘገብረ ሊተ ክርስቶስ በዘየአምኑ አሕዛብ በቃል ወበምግባር።
For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
15:19
ἐν δυνάμει σημείων καὶ τεράτων, ἐν δυνάμει πνεύματος θεοῦ, ὥστε με ἀπὸ Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ κύκλῳ μέχρι τοῦ Ἰλλυρικοῦ πεπληρωκέναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ.
in virtute signorum, et prodigiorum, in virtute Spiritus Sancti : ita ut ab Jerusalem per circuitum usque ad Illyricum repleverim Evangelium Christi.
በኀይል ወበትእምርት ወበመንክር በኀይለ መንፈስ ቅዱስ ወዘከመ መሀርኩ በኢየሩሳሌም እስከ አድያሚሃ ለኢያሪኮ ወፈጸምኩ ትምህርተ ክርስቶስ።
in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God’s Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News of Christ;
15:20
οὕτως δὲ φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπ’ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ,
Sic autem praedicavi Evangelium hoc, non ubi nominatus est Christus, ne super alienum fundamentum aedificarem :
ወፈድፋደ ተፈቅረት ትምህርቱ ወኢሖርኩ ኀበ ተሰምየ ክርስቶስ ከመ ኢይሕንጽ ዲበ መሠረተ ባዕድ።
yes, making it my aim to preach the Good News, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build on another’s foundation.
15:21
ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται, οἷς οὐκ ἀνηγγέλη περὶ αὐτοῦ ὄψονται, καὶ οἳ οὐκ ἀκηκόασιν συνήσουσιν.
sed sicut scriptum est : Quibus non est annuntiatum de eo, videbunt : et qui non audierunt, intelligent.
በከመ ይብል መጽሐፍ «እለኒ ኢዜነውዎሙ በእንቲኣሁ ያእምርዎ ሀለዎሙ ወእለኒ ኢሰምዕዎ ይለብውዎ።»
But, as it is written, “They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who haven’t heard will understand.”
15:22
Διὸ καὶ ἐνεκοπτόμην τὰ πολλὰ τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς·
Propter quod et impediebar plurimum venire ad vos, et prohibitus sum usque adhuc.
ወዘልፈ እፈቅድ እምጻእ ኀቤክሙ ወይሰአነኒ።
Therefore also I was hindered these many times from coming to you,
15:23
νυνὶ δὲ μηκέτι τόπον ἔχων ἐν τοῖς κλίμασι τούτοις, ἐπιποθίαν δὲ ἔχων τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ πολλῶν ἐτῶν,
Nunc vero ulterius locum non habens in his regionibus, cupiditatem autem habens veniendi ad vos ex multis jam praecedentibus annis :
ወይእዜ ባሕቱ እስመ ሰለጥኩ በዝ በሐውርት እስመ እጽሕቅ እምጻእ ኀቤክሙ እምጕንዱይ ዕለት።
but now, no longer having any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come to you,
15:24
ὡς ἂν πορεύωμαι εἰς τὴν Σπανίαν· ἐλπίζω γὰρ διαπορευόμενος θεάσασθαι ὑμᾶς καὶ ὑφ’ ὑμῶν προπεμφθῆναι ἐκεῖ, ἐὰν ὑμῶν πρῶτον ἀπὸ μέρους ἐμπλησθῶ.
cum in Hispaniam proficisci coepero, spero quod praeteriens videam vos, et a vobis deducar illuc, si vobis primum ex parte fruitus fuero.
ወእንዘ አሐውር መንገለ ሲባንያ እሴፎ እርአይክሙ ኅሉፈ ወእምኀቤክሙ እትፌኖ ህየ እምከመ ቀደምኩ ወተፈሣሕኩ ምስሌክሙ።
whenever I travel to Spain, I will come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.
15:25
νυνὶ δὲ πορεύομαι εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ διακονῶν τοῖς ἁγίοις.
Nunc igitur proficiscar in Jerusalem ministrare sanctis.
ወይእዜሰ አሐውር ኢየሩሳሌም ለመልእክተ ቅዱሳን።
But now, I say, I am going to Jerusalem, serving the saints.
15:26
ηὐδόκησαν γὰρ Μακεδονία καὶ Ἀχαΐα κοινωνίαν τινὰ ποιήσασθαι εἰς τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῶν ἁγίων τῶν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.
Probaverunt enim Macedonia et Achaia collationem aliquam facere in pauperes sanctorum, qui sunt in Jerusalem.
እስመ ኀብሩ መቄዶንያ ወአካይያ ያስተዋፅኡ ለነዳያን እለ በኢየሩሳሌም ወለቅዱሳን ወሠምሩ እስመ ርቱዕ ሎሙ።
For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.
15:27
ηὐδόκησαν γάρ, καὶ ὀφειλέται εἰσὶν αὐτῶν· εἰ γὰρ τοῖς πνευματικοῖς αὐτῶν ἐκοινώνησαν τὰ ἔθνη, ὀφείλουσιν καὶ ἐν τοῖς σαρκικοῖς λειτουργῆσαι αὐτοῖς.
Placuit enim eis : et debitores sunt eorum. Nam si spiritualium eorum participes facti sunt gentiles, debent et in carnalibus ministrare illis.
እምከመሰ ተሳተፍዎሙ ለአሕዛብ በግብር ዘመንፈስ ቅዱስ ርቱዕ ይትለአክዎሙ በዘይትፈቀድ ለነፍስቶሙ።
Yes, it has been their good pleasure, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to serve them in material things.
15:28
τοῦτο οὖν ἐπιτελέσας, καὶ σφραγισάμενος αὐτοῖς τὸν καρπὸν τοῦτον, ἀπελεύσομαι δι’ ὑμῶν εἰς Σπανίαν·
Hoc igitur cum consummavero, et assignavero eis fructum hunc, per vos proficiscar in Hispaniam.
ወዘንተ ፈጺምየ ወኀቲምየ አኀልፍ እንተ ኀቤክሙ ለሲባንያ።
When therefore I have accomplished this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go on by way of you to Spain.
15:29
οἶδα δὲ ὅτι ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν πληρώματι εὐλογίας Χριστοῦ ἐλεύσομαι.
Scio autem quoniam veniens ad vos, in abundantia benedictionis Evangelii Christi veniam.
ወእትአመን ባሕቱ ከመ እምጻእ ኀቤክሙ ለፍጻሜ ትምህርተ ክርስቶስ።
I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of the Good News of Christ.
15:30
παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ πνεύματος, συναγωνίσασθαί μοι ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν θεόν,
Obsecro ergo vos fratres per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum, et per caritatem Sancti Spiritus, ut adjuvetis me in orationibus vestris pro me ad Deum,
ወአስተበቍዐክሙ አኀዊነ በእግዚእነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ወበፍቅረ መንፈስ ቅዱስ ትስአሉ ሊተ በጸሎትክሙ ኀበ እግዚአብሔር።
Now I beg you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,
15:31
ἵνα ῥυσθῶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀπειθούντων ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ ἡ διακονία μου ἡ εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ εὐπρόσδεκτος τοῖς ἁγίοις γένηται,
ut liberer ab infidelibus, qui sunt in Judaea, et obsequii mei oblatio accepta fiat in Jerusalem sanctis,
ከመ ያድኅነኒ እምዐላውያን እለ ብሔረ ይሁዳ ከመ አሥምሮሙ ለቅዱሳን እለ በኢየሩሳሌም።
that I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
15:32
ἵνα ἐλθὼν ἐν χαρᾷ πρὸς ὑμᾶς διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ συναναπαύσωμαι ὑμῖν.
ut veniam ad vos in gaudio per voluntatem Dei, et refrigerer vobiscum.
ከመ እምጻእ ኀቤክሙ በፍሥሓ ወአዕርፍ ምስሌክሙ በፈቃደ እግዚአብሔር።
that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.
15:33
ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν· ἀμήν.
Deus autem pacis sit cum omnibus vobis. Amen.
ወአምላከ ሰላም የሀሉ ምስሌክሙ። አሜን።
Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
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